# Global Health Strategies (GHS)

> Global Health Strategies is a New York-headquartered consultancy that combines communications, advocacy, research and policy analysis to help governments, foundations, NGOs, multilateral organizations and health companies turn technical priorities into public movements and political commitments. Founded in 2002 by AIDS activist David Gold and journalist and former government communicator Victor Zonana, GHS now works through offices and teams across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. Its distinctive product is not medicine or software but coordinated influence: evidence, messages, media, champions, coalitions and implementation arranged so that a health program can win attention, funding and adoption.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** David Gold (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer), Victor Zonana (Founder and Chair)
- **Products:** Evidence generation, Research and analysis, Messaging and content, Champion and coalition engagement, Media relations and digital creative
- **Notable:** For the 2020 African wild-polio-free certification campaign, GHS reported more than 2,000 virtual attendees, 30,000 website visits in one week, 70-plus major media stories and more than 100,000 social mentions., Its Uttar Pradesh maternal and child health initiative informed 487 champions, including village heads, religious leaders, legislators and members of parliament., The Nursing Now campaign developed active groups in more than 80 countries during the period GHS supported the initiative.

## Products & services

- **Evidence generation** — Support scientists and innovators in generating evidence, informing policy and expanding access to health technologies.
- **Research and analysis** — Study trends, stakeholders and markets to build investment cases and advocacy strategies.
- **Messaging and content** — Develop narratives, leadership voices and materials that make complex health issues understandable and usable.
- **Champion and coalition engagement** — Identify credible advocates, convene decision-makers and support local leaders around shared goals.
- **Media relations and digital creative** — Work with journalists and produce social copy, graphics, video and websites to build awareness and action.
- **Campaigns and events** — Design and execute online and in-person campaigns, conferences and high-level events.
- **Program implementation** — Connect global priorities with local opportunities, then develop and execute programs on the ground.

## Achievements

- For the 2020 African wild-polio-free certification campaign, GHS reported more than 2,000 virtual attendees, 30,000 website visits in one week, 70-plus major media stories and more than 100,000 social mentions.
- Its Uttar Pradesh maternal and child health initiative informed 487 champions, including village heads, religious leaders, legislators and members of parliament.
- The Nursing Now campaign developed active groups in more than 80 countries during the period GHS supported the initiative.
- The GAGE research followed a wider cohort of 20,000 adolescents; GHS developed measures that were piloted with more than 250 adolescents in India and validated in Nepal.
- GHS expanded from one New York office into a network with listed locations in New York, London, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Jakarta and multiple Indian cities, alongside teams in China and other markets.
- Before founding GHS, David Gold helped build political and financial commitments of more than $350 million for AIDS vaccine research and development at IAVI.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Published a position statement on practical pathways for health financing in Africa, based on a December 2025 expert workshop.
- **2025-09** — Co-presented a virtual summit with Africa.com on sustainable, gender-responsive and community-centered health financing in Africa.
- **2025-04** — Issued a $50,000-$70,000 website redesign RFP as part of a new investment in its global-health digital practice, aiming for an August 2025 launch.
- **2024-07** — Signed an MoU with Indonesia's Ministry of Health to support immunization, tuberculosis work, health promotion, communications and policy implementation.

## Links

- Website: https://globalhealthstrategies.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-health-strategies
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GHS
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/globalhealthstrat
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/globalhealthstrategies

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Last updated: 2026-09-24